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Alfred Redl

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Austro-Hungarian army officer

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Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1948-04-20

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Key facts

Born
( 1864-03-14 ) 14 March 1864, Lemberg , Galicia , Austrian Empire
Died
25 May 1913 (1913-05-25) (aged 49), Vienna , Austro-Hungarian Empire
Allegiance
Austria-Hungary / Russian Empire
Branch
Austro-Hungarian Army
Rank
Colonel
Commands
Evidenzbureau

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Encyclopedic overview

Alfred Redl (14 March 1864 – 25 May 1913) was an Austro-Hungarian military officer who rose to head the Evidenzbureau, the counterintelligence wing of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was one of the leading figures of pre-World War I espionage; his term in office was marked by radical innovations and the use of advanced technology to ensnare foreign spies.

Due to the innovations he introduced, Redl's successor, Major Maximilian Ronge, ultimately learned in 1913 that Redl himself was also a highly paid spy, working for the intelligence service of the Imperial Russian Army. Upon being exposed as a Russian spy, Redl committed suicide.

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